A2 Cargo cover

[kc4wd]

After searchng a while.....I have decided to ask.

I am new to this board and to the MV world. I bought a 70 M35A2 and it didn't come with the cargo cover but it did come with the bows. After searching all over the internet.......I found one locally. Gave $225 for it. It's practically new looking. My question is........,after I installed it. Starting with the rear of the truck. I lined it up. fits perfect, and as I work to the front, all the reinforcements line up with the bows till I get to the front. It's about a foot longer than the bed. So what did I get? I folded it around and it will work but would like one that fits right. Am I doing something wrong?


Pic's to follow. KC

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[MWMULES]

you did right, wrong cover not for a A2

 

[emmado22]

Any #'s printed on it on the inside???

All is not lost. If you can ID it, I'll bet someone will buy it.

 

[gunboy1656]

Looks like it is for an M813. Nice looking truck by the way, wheels look interesting.

 

[3dAngus]

I think I would get my money back. Nice looking truck though.

 

[kc4wd]

Well.........not what wanted to hear, but that's what I figured. I can go back and get my money back. Not really wanting to try to ID and sell it and have to sit on it for a while (100 posts to sell), I just want what I paid for.

Thanks for the help guys and the comments about my truck. KC

 

[Aswayze]

Just get some HH66 vinyl glue and clip a section out of the middle so it fits.

It's a LOT easier than it sounds and that stuff holds like the ****ens so I would not worry a bit about it EVER coming apart on you.

We've done tons of tarp and tent repairs with that stuff including re-de-modiifying an extended M35a2 cover back into a normal height one for Stagg's M35a2

See pics and remember: Measure twice cut once.

 

[3dAngus]

I might need some of that. Where do you get HH66 vinyl glue. Never heard of it before.

 

[kc4wd]

Hmmmm... interesting info. will keep my options open. Thanks. Where can someone get this Glue?

 

[Aswayze]

I get it locally from a place called Zamzow: http://www.zamzow-tarp.com/p-59-vinyl-gluecement.aspx

They also sell a tarp tape that's pretty impressive as well as rubber rope @ $0.60 a foot.

I am sure that most major metro areas have a tarp place or two around so you might have a local place you can hit up as well.

 

[3dAngus]

Found it on ebay. $18 for a small 8 oz. can, $19.95 for a 32 oz. can. Go figure.

 

[ODdave]

subscribing for that glue info

 

[Aswayze]

By the way, the repair is a lot easier than it looks.

Basically, you just lay everything out flat, if you're working in the middle it should all lay down ok. Measure everything out and draw yourself some lines. Factor in about 2 inches for overlap, snip out the offending strip, rough both bonding surfaces up with an die grinder, slather on the glue per the instructions and with a helper line it up and pop the two sides together. Just make sure you plan your moves well and keep everything straight, there's no second chance once that stuff grabs. If you are super paranoid, you can use some of the removed material to reinforce your seam.

 

[kc4wd]

Thanks for all the info. I'll look into cutting it tomorrow to see if I can do it and still have the camo look right. I will get some of that glue just for future use.

 

[Aswayze]

Ah you're pretty much always stuck correcting camo even when you get a tarp that is correct to start with. Always seems like someone has to end up being a bit of an individual in the past life of either the truck or the tarp.

Couple of cans of Gillespie and you're back where you need to be in a jiffy.